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Show BB THE VOTE THAT IS YET TO COME BB The two Democratic senators from Louisiana BB " kceni to bo resolved upon representing their state. BB rather than the Democratic party. It is n wiso re- BB solve, wo think. In view of tho fact that hereafter BY every aspirant for senatorial honors whether In a Hfl first election or a ro-electlon, nniBt win the support Bfl of tho voters at tho polls in order to succeed The Hfl direct election of senators will be Mio voter's op- BB portunlty to register his approval or disapproval, Bfl No longer w'll the mere fact of . partlsni maor- BBJ Ity In a legislature sullco to Initiro election or re- BB ' clectlun. Not tho members or th.i legislature, but Bfl the whole people of n state, will determine that flBj , mottcr. Messrs. Thornton nnd Kansitell correct- Bj ' ly conclude that their strongest claim upon Louis- Hfl 1'nn t'rs will bo tho'r conscientious fidelity o BBJ tho welfare of Louisiana. Tho piojperlty f tti.'ir BB stale Is assailed In the free suir o-ovlslon of Mio BB Vnderwqod bill Senator Thornton lias n'mJv BB ' f nnouncod li s Intent on of votlns aga'n-v that bill BB if it sliu'I embody that provision whon It conies out BB of tho Committee on finance Ills collongtie, Sen- HBt r.tcr n.'nisdeil, has put himself on record In a pub- BB He statement In which ho says: BB To contlnuo In power, Democracy must kop Bfl Its promises to safeguard leglttmnto American bust- HS ncss nnd Industry BB Tl-e lenecrn'lo pn-ty controls tho United BK States Senate by an ecedlngly narrow marg n, b Next year thirteen Senators will bo elected In states Bv !' I vltnlly affected by the sugar schedule. Tber.e sen- BB I J ' ators will, for tlio first tlmo, bo chosen by the dl- ff j rect vote of tho people.. They will be elected In M I l'art hy tho voteB of tho farmers, the laboring men. BK ' the 'nndowners, tho small merhants, nnd the man- Bb ' ufacturers who are most Interested In tho life and ' prowth of the domestic sugar Industry Tho Dem- - ocrntlc party cannot escape the significance of this BJ 'net. If cannot Jsnpro it and hopo to remain In contro' of tho government. v BB. For fhe first time my party has rnised the rnd- V' ,'lcal flag ot froVtrtua. BK ' From Iesnthppearnces,.,the two senators B 'fm Louisiana will ho the onlyDemocrats to vote BB i against tho Underwood bill. Other senators, whoso states nro certain to suffer seriously from the raising rais-ing of tho rndlcal flag of five trade, would llko only too well to seo tho bill grently changed or altogether alto-gether defeated In tho senate, but tho pfirty lasli threatens them, nnd tho loss of patronago looms up beforo them. They lack the nervo nnd .tho courago either to stand by their own convictions or to vote for what they know to be tho Interest of their constituents. Some of them aro frankly Indifferent nnd brutal. For example, Senator Bryan Bry-an of Florida, who Is quoted as saying: Frankly, I am of tho opinion that the Florida oranges need no protection, nnd I doubt If the .bill, nt thirty-five cents n box, will ralso more than an: Ins'gnlflcant revenue Now the citrus growers of Flo-Ida are a Unit In asking for protection. Surely they know their own situation hnd needs In this regard. Senator Drynn cannot possibly bo a better Judgo of tho matter than aro the men who grow the rru'ts. nut ho waves them asldo with the assertion that they need no protection Ho will of course voto that way. Uut there will como nnother vote not long henco. That will bo n vote of tho peoplo of Florida Flor-ida nnd it will decide whether Senator Ilryhti is right nnd they nro wrong, or v'co vorsi. If (hc decide that ho Is wrong, tho 'gcntlemt.n'3 senatorial career wl'f como to n stop. The samo dec'alon, based upon tho same cause, will terminate many careers in both tho senate and Houso withln''tlio next four years. American Kconom:st. "' ! .!. |
